Lakeview in Oshawa in Durham Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Wilson Family

Oshawa’s First Pioneers - 1790

Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 7, 2024

1. The Wilson Family Marker

Inscription. This Blue Spruce tree has been planted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Captain Benjamin Wilson and family from Vermont in 1790. The Wilsons settled just east of the current harbour location (Lot 4). Together with other early pioneer families they laid the foundation of modern Oshawa.

Dedicated July 1, 1990
Corporation of the City of Oshawa
Oshawa Garden Club
Oshawa Historical Society

Erected 1990 by City of Oshawa.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 43° 51.832′ N, 78° 49.596′ W. Marker is in Oshawa, Ontario, in Durham Region. It is in Lakeview. It is on Simcoe Street South, on the right when traveling south. The marker is in Lakeview Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1450 Simcoe Street S, Oshawa ON L1H 8J7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto,

specifically on the Golden Horseshoe,

in the York, Durham and Headwaters Area,

and in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Guy House (a few steps from this marker); Robinson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hon. Gordon D. Conant 1885-1953 (within shouting distance of this marker); Scugog Carrying Place (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); Memorial Park Cenotaph (approx. 4.5 kilometers away); St. George's Church (approx. 4.5 kilometers away); Canadian Corps Association (approx. 4.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oshawa.

Also see . . . The Oshawa Museum - From Ship to Shore: Exploring Oshawa's Relationship with Lake Ontario.

Early Trade Route

After the French were defeated in the Seven Years’ War in 1763 and most of New France in North America was turned
Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 7, 2024

2. The Wilson Family Marker
over to the British, they began preparing for an influx of migrants to Upper Canada from the United Kingdom. Other waves of settlement occurred during and after the American Revolutionary War, with the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists and other Americans. Near the southern terminus of the Scugog Carrying Place Trail, one of these American settlers, Captain Benjamin Wilson, received a grant of 200 acres from the Crown, within sight of what would become the Oshawa Harbour

(Submitted on April 21, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

1795

3. Detail from a survey of Whitby Township, 1795, showing Wilson’s settlement.

source: Archives of Ontario

Cap’t. Benjamin Wilson memorial, Port Oshawa Pioneer Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 14, 2022

4. Cap’t. Benjamin Wilson memorial, Port Oshawa Pioneer Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 21, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.